NAVY14495 Accession Number: NAVY14495

Description

The first draft of 46 RAN men to boost the Australian force in Vietnam has arrived in Saigon. Members of the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV), 1st Contingent, will work with the US Army's 135th Assault Helicopter Company at Vung Tau, which has a primary role of supporting the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), in Phuoc Tuy Province. At Tan Son Nhut airport, Saigon, R94290 Electrical Mechanic Air Weapons (EMAW) Michael Stephen Perkins, of Tuart Hill, WA, and of RANHFV, takes a look at his new surroundings in Vietnam, before boarding a Chinook helicopter which will take him to Vung Tau.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY14495
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 16 October 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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